If you follow me on social media you may have seen me mention I gave up refined sugar for the month of January. Yep- hell has frozen over and I’m trying to curb my sweet tooth just for a month to make up for an extra sweet December. It’s been almost 3 weeks and it’s…
Naked Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake
Oh man this cake! Andy only has one 40th birthday, and since his was this past weekend, I think it more than deserved a show-stopping cake. It’s been too long since I’ve actually taken the time to bake something beautiful and rich and I knew this cake had to be it. Andy pretty much gave…
Chocolate Stout Bundt Cake
In case you were wondering if the pregnant lady is posting a boozy chocolate cake with whiskey in the icing then yes, you are right, she is. I am 37 weeks pregnant and I can just feel the chill of a frosted glass from my first postpartum margarita, taste the pumpkin beer I’ve been saving in…
Salted Caramel Pretzel Brownies
Look at these photos and writing this post is starting my early morning cravings in the best possible way. These brownies are everything I want to be eating right now and more. If my sweet & salty love is pretty high normally, while pregnant it’s just through the roof. When it came to these brownies, just…
Dark Chocolate Candy Bar Cookies
I have a confession, my toddler has no clue what cookies are, or chocolate for that matter. I’m not going to pretend that cookies are actually graham crackers or anything like that, but I figure as long as I need keep them a secret the better right? He did learn what chocolate chips were after…
Coconut Cream Cheese Brownies
This recipe was originally posted in July 2011- it has been reworked/rephotographed and posted again because it was fabulous but desperately needed it! No matter how many times I think I’ve baked up the “perfect brownie” recipe, I will always get giddy about trying something new. Man do I love a classic fudgy brownie, but…